北京中考英语阅读理解训练：Mrs Black

 Mrs Black lives in a small village. Her husband is dead. Her son, Jack, lived with her. He worked in a shop in the village, but then he found a job in town named Greensea. He went to live there. Mrs Black was very angry. She got on a train and went to see her son. Then she said to him, "Jack, why do you never telephone me?"
　　Jack laughed, "But, mother, you haven't got a telephone. ""No. "she answered, "I haven't, but you have got one. "
　　1. The old Black ______.
　　A. is dead B. lives with his wife
　　C. went to a small village D. worked in a shop
　　2. Jack lived with his mother______he worked in the village.
　　A. before B. when C. after D. so
　　3. Greensea is _________.
　　A. a big city B. a small village C. a town D. a man's name
　　4. Jack didn't phone his mother because ______.
　　A. he had no phone B. he was very busy
　　C. his mother had no phone D. he went home every day
　　5. Jack's mother was very angry because ______.
　　A. Jack didn't want to ring her up
　　B. Jack had a telephone but she hadn't
　　C. she didn't know how to make a telephone
　　D. she didn't know she couldn't be called
　　KEY: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. D